This step-by-step guide will show you how to use Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac to convert Video such as MPEG MOV VOB AVI, etc to DVD and burn movies to DVD for portable and home DVD players on Mac OS X.

This step-by-step guide includes two main parts:
Part1:How to convert video to DVD and burn DVD movie on Mac OS X ？
Part2:How to trim, crop, effect video and customize DVD menu(Advanced function)？

What you need is Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac, you can free download it from here:
http://ww.aimersoft.com/dvd-creator-for-mac.html

 

Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac key features:

• Video formats Supported. It can convert all popular video formats such as MP4, AVI, M4V, MPA, MPG, MPEG, MOV,3GP, 3GP2, FLV, VOB, DAT, TS, TP, TRP, etc. to DVD .
• Burners supported. Support all kinds of DVD burners, like Samsung, Pioneer, ASUS, LG, Philip, Sony, Benq, OVK, etc.
• Disc supported. Support DVD–5 and DVD–9; DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, etc.

 

Part1. How to convert video to DVD and burn DVD movie on Mac OS X ？

Step1. Adding Video Files。
Download and install Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac. Click the “Add” button to add video files to the program.

Step2. Editing Video Files.
You can edit the Video files before burning them onto a DVD by clicking .

Step3. Editing DVD Menu.
Click the Menu button on the bottom right of the main interface to edit the DVD's menu. .

Step4. Previewing the Project.
Click the Preview button on the main interface to preview your DVD project..

Step5. Burning Video Files.
After you choose the correct DVD disk and the suitable video quality, you can click the”Burn” to set burning settings and burn your DVD project..

Step6. The wonderfull movie is ok.

 

Part2. How to trim, crop, effect video and customize DVD menu ?(Advanced function)

If you want to edit your movie before burning it to DVD, Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac provides your with various powerful functions including:
1. Trim a clip from your video.
Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac allows you to trim a clip from your video and burn it to your DVD.

You just need drag the two sliders on the process bar to set the beginning and the end of the part which you want to capture when the video is being played. And the trimmed length will be displayed before the original duration in the right file list.

2.Cut the redundant part of your video.

Aimersoft DVD Creator for Mac allows you to cut the redundant part of your video. Click "Crop" button, you will see a frame in dashed line around the video of the pop-up window. You can drag it or type the number in the box to cut the black edges.There are two methods to crop your video:

 

Method 1: Adjusting the cropping frame.

The cropping frame is the dashed rectangle around the video. There are eight small adjustment boxes on the frame. Each adjustment box allows you to adjust the size of the frame from a different direction. You can move your mouse cursor onto an adjustment box and drag it. You also can drag the frame to any place on the picture.

 

Method 2: Setting the values.

There are four value fields below the Preview Pane: Crop width, Crop Height, Crop Pos X and Crop Pos Y. You can input a value in each field, and the cropping frame will change its size and position correspondingly.

Note: Before you start to crop your video, you can select an output aspect ratio from the Zoom list. There are six choices: Original, Full screen, 16:9, 4:3, Letter Box and Pan Scan. After you select an output aspect ratio and finish the settings, the result can be previewed before you start burning. Click the Reset button to remove all the settings.

 

3.Adjust the effect.

You can click "Effect" button to customize the brightness, saturation, contrast, volume, etc. To get mute movie, just drag the volume bar to the leftmost.

 

4.Customize your DVD menu.

 

Customizing Thumbnail

You can choose a picture from your hard disk as the thumbnail image of a title. Click on a title and click the Customize Thumbnail button to find a picture from your hard disk as the thumbnail of the title.

 

Customizing Background Image

Click the Customize Background button and choose a picture from your hard disk as the background image of the current page.

 

You can also customize the frames and buttons by clicking the Frame and Button on the top right of the interface and applying the templates. The frames and buttons also can be dragged on any place of the menu.

 

You can even add a text on each page. Click Text and you will see the Text Editing Window appearing on the right. Then you can type some words in the Text Content Field, set the font, color, size of the input text and apply text effects including Bold, Italic, Underline and Strikethrough. The text can be dragged to any place on the page.

 

Customizing Music

Click the Customize Music button and select the music from your hard disk as the background music of the current page.